Bathtub tray



Jan. 3,1967 7 L. E. JOHNSON 3,295,470

BATHTUB TRAY Filed Dec. 10, 1965 hvmvroa LuX/rne E. Johnson UnitedStates Patent 3,295,470 BATHTUB TRAY Luverne E. Johnson, 455% 48th St.,San Diego, Calif. 92113 Filed Dec. 10, 1965, Ser. No. 512,998 2 Claims.(Cl. 108-47) This invention relates to supporting devices for bath tubs,and more particularly a bath tub tray.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a bathtubtray which may be positioned over the intermediate portion of a bath tubfor supporting a variety of articles thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bath tub tray having aplurality of cut outs and securing devices thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bath tub tray havingoutwardly inclined supports for firmly securing the top portion of saidtray to the upper edges of .a bath tub.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a bath tub traywhich is easy to manufacture and provides maximum utility to its user.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent froma consideration of the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactoryembodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includesall such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view.

FIGURE 2 is an end view of FIGURE 1.

According to this invention a bath tub tray is provided with anelongated panel 11. Panel 11 is of such a length as to slightly overlapthe edges 15 and 16 of a bath tub 14. However, if there is no room atone side of bath tub 14 for admitting extension of panel 11 due tostructural features such as, a wall or some other obstacle, disposed ina vertical plane. A pair of support panels 12 and 13 suitably attachedto the bottom portion 18 of panel 11 in such a manner that the side 19of panel 13 and side 20 of panel 112 removably communicate with theelongated inside walls 21 of bath tub 14. This type of arrangement isclearly shown in FIGURES 1 and 2. The top portion of panel 11 isprovided with numerous cut outs and recesses for holding a variety ofarticles,

Patented Jan. 3, 1967 such as soap, beverages, and others. For the sakeof illustration, cut out 14a is shown in the drawing which is adapted tohold a glass or container 22. Also, panel 11 can be used for supportingbooks, and various other articles usually not found in conventionaltrays.

Looking now at the drawing, one will see that bath tub tray 10 is ofsuch a'construct-ion that it may be fabricated of wood, metal, and/ orany synthetic material.

What I now claim is:

1. A bathtub tray comprising an elongated horizontal panel adapted to bepositioned over an intermediate portion of a bathtub rim, a pair ofsupports secured to said panel near the ends thereof and extending inperpendicular relationship therefrom for removably securing said tray tothe upper portion of said tub, and recess means on said panel forproviding holding means for articles adapted to be positioned andsecured therein, said pair of supports comprising vertical panelssecured on the underside of said horizontal panel, said vertical panelextending downwardly and parallel to each other when said bathtub trayis placed over an intermediate portion of said tub, and said verticalpanels being shorter in length than the width of said horizontal paneland centrally mounted between opposite side edges of said horizontalpanel.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein, said recess meanscomprises a depression upon the upper side of said horizontal panel,said depression being relatively closer to one longitudinal end of saidhorizontal panel, and relatively closer to one lateral side edge thereofthan to the other lateral side edge.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,296,075 3/1919Grannis 108-47 X 1,296,238 3/1919 Vanderhoof 108-47 X 1,501,116 7/1924Inge 108-44 X 1,766,085 6/1930 Rumer 10847 X 2,560,575 7/1951 Holland108-47 X 2,574,250 11/1951 Dalton 16-144 2,680,523 6/1954 Heeter 108-47X 2,783,109 2/1957 Frey 108-43 FOREIGN PATENTS 643,301 9/ 1950 GreatBritain.

FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

G. O. FlNCH, Assistant Examiner.

1. A BATHTUB TRAY COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HORIZONTAL PANEL ADAPTED TO BEPOSITIONED OVER AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF A BATHTUB RIM, A PAIR OFSUPPORTS SECURED TO SAID PANEL NEAR THE ENDS THEREOF AND EXTENDING INPERPENDICULAR RELATIONSHIP THEREFROM FOR REMOVABLY SECURING SAID TRAY TOTHE UPPER PORTION OF SAID TUB, AND RECESS MEANS ON SAID PANEL FORPROVIDING HOLDING MEANS FOR ARTICLES ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED ANDSECURED THEREIN, SAID PAIR OF SUPPORTS COMPRISING VERTICAL PANELSSECURED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID HORIZONTAL PANEL, SAID VERTICAL PANELEXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER WHEN SAID BATHTUB TRAYIS PLACED OVER AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID TUB, AND SAID VERTICALPANELS BEING SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID HORIZONTAL PANELAND CENTRALLY MOUNTED BETWEEN OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES OF SAID HORIZONTALPANEL.